For citizens who find themselves wondering whether Trump will ever be held accountable for anything, ever, there is some hope that the state of New York will at least put Trump through the paces of defending a criminal charge. This site has consistently maintained that state charges against an ex-president are a dangerous precedent and woefully insufficient when it comes to the totality of what Trump did to trample on this country’s laws.

Still, it is better than nothing and it’s looking frighteningly like “nothing” is coming from DOJ. Allen Weisellberg’s lawyer all but said “indictments are coming” when he was quoted today saying; “there is strong reason to believe other indictments are coming.”

How would he know? Almost surely because he’s heard, “Charges are coming and this is your last chance to give up something or you go down as hard as anyone.” That’s a pretty good hint.

From Business Insider:

He made the comment during a status conference at the New York state Supreme Court on Monday. The hearing came as prosecutors in the DA’s office continue investigating whether former President Donald Trump’s sprawling real-estate company violated state laws.

(In New York, the “State Supreme Court” is what other states call “District Court,” New York’s highest court is the “Court of Appeals.)

… Prosecutors said the alleged criminal conduct was carried out as part of a “sweeping and audacious payment scheme” and that Weisselberg personally did not pay taxes on $1.7 million of his income dating back to March 2005…

…Skarlatos raised concerns that his client would become “collateral damage” in the Manhattan DA’s broader probe, Shamsian reported. But Solomon Shinerock, a prosecutor in Manhattan DA Cyrus Vance Jr.’s office, shot down that characterization and said, “With respect to the relevant financial documents, Mr. Weisselberg is the boss. He is not collateral damage here. He is an executive. He has been indicted by the grand jury.”

It is very difficult to sympathize with Weiselberg as “collateral damage” when he was the money man. Other than the signature, it’s likely that all money that went through the Trump Organization originated on his desk. He has a choice, he can talk about what he knows, or he can go it alone, knowing that he’ll soon be joined by others, who might talk about him.

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